47-2141 - BLS OEWS 2025
Painters wages in Pennsylvania
The BLS reported a $25.06 median hourly wage for painters in Pennsylvania in 2025. This page is generated only because that exact state-and-trade cell exists in the official OEWS data.
Important: These are worker wages, not contractor billing rates - a contractor's quote adds overhead, insurance, equipment, and margin.
Median hourly wage
$25.06
BLS OEWS 2025
10th-90th percentile
$17.91-$34.73
Hourly worker wage range.
Employment
5,980
State employment estimate.
Median-wage rank
#20
of 51 jurisdictions with this trade.
What is unique in this BLS cell
State premium
Pennsylvania's median is +$1.29 per hour above the median state record for painters ($23.77).
Labor-market size
This state ranks #7 by BLS employment among generated painters records, with 5,980 workers reported.
Trend
Median hourly pay moved from $20.53 in 2019 to $25.06 in 2025, a +22% change.
2019-2025 median wage trend
| Year | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $20.53 |
| 2020 | $21.54 |
| 2021 | $21.49 |
| 2022 | $22.27 |
| 2023 | $23.55 |
| 2024 | $24.15 |
| 2025 | $25.06 |
Same trade, large BLS labor markets
Source and limitation
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS), OEWS 2019-2025. This page uses only the published BLS row for Painters in Pennsylvania. It does not estimate missing cells, interpolate suppressed values, or convert worker wages into contractor quotes.